All Sustainability and environment articles – Page 278
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar prices to keep falling despite diversion to ethanol
Soaring demand for biofuels and low sugar prices could lead to over half of Brazil’s cane crop being used for ethanol…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs poultry feed decision the tipping point for GM?
Most major retailers have relaxed their rules on GM poultry feed. How important was Waitrose’s refusal to join them?…
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NewsCider producers badly need warm weather
Continued cold weather may start to affect the cider category by delaying the apple growing and pollinating season…
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Comment & OpinionIt's time to bin the bags
Enough is enough. It’s time all British supermarkets charged for plastic bags…
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Analysis & FeaturesHoney prices soaring due to woeful world weather
Terrible weather conditions around the globe are threatening bee colonies and pushing up the price of honey…
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Comment & Opinion
Can we expect a little quiet on the farming front?
Could 2013 be a ‘quieter’ one for all those involved in and depending on the output of arable farming?…
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NewsRotten apples soar after last season's record rainfall
Apple suppliers and retailers have been hit by a sharp increase in rotten apples after last year’s heavy rains…
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NewsGreen groups and industry duel over Waitrose ban on neonicotinoids
Industry and farming groups have reacted to the news that Waitrose is to ban suppliers from using three neonicotinoid pesticides over concerns about their effect on bees, butterflies and other crop pollinators.
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NewsCampaigners press England to join plastic bag charge
Campaigners urge England and Scotland to introduce carrier bag charge…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat was to blame for the great Easter egg shortage?
The weather? A distaste for heavy stocking of low-margin lines? Or an obsession with an efficient supply chain?…
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NewsConsumers don't trust supermarkets on GM food, poll finds
An exclusive poll for The Grocer reveals nearly three quarters of consumers do not trust supermarkets to tell the truth about the use of technology to genetically modify food.
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NewsWaitrose bans suppliers from using neonicotinoid pesticides
Waitrose is banning suppliers from using three neonicotinoid pesticides over concerns of their effect on bees, butterflies and other crop pollinators.
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NewsSainsbury's hooks river cobbler for certified fish line
Sainsbury’s is claiming an industry first by introducing farmed fish that has been certified by the newly formed Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
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NewsGreenpeace calls for ban on bee-harming pesticides
A new report by Greenpeace, released today, calls for a Europe-wide ban on pesticides that cause harm to bees.
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Comment & Opinion
Against the badger cull: opposing could boost organics
According to the Soil Association, organic product sales fell 1.5% in the UK in 2012 after a 3.7% fall in 2011…
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Comment & Opinion
Pro the badger cull: NFU on why we have to act
The latest TB incidence figures make for sobering reading…
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NewsJury out on impact of snow on lamb supply
This week there were conflicting messages from the sheepmeat sector about the impact of the recent snow…
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Analysis & FeaturesGlobal weather puts big squeeze on dairy commodities prices
Dairy commodity prices have soared to record highs as global supplies have been hit by a perfect storm…
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NewsP&G, United Biscuits and BAT 'way ahead' on green targets
Three of the world’s largest suppliers claim to be years ahead of target in cutting their environmental impact…